By Ryan Parsons | Image property of Columbia Pictures.
Spider-Man 3
When the first Spider-Man entered
theaters the first thing that came to mind was, "someday, not today,
we will have Venom." All I could think of was watching Spider-Man go
toe to toe with a nemesis that was a blurry mirror image of himself. When
Spider-Man 2 came out with Doc Ock I was initially disappointed.
But then I saw the character in full form and found myself enjoying the
second installment even more than the first. Well, that, and Parker finally
gets himself a little romantic action.
When villain rumors began to surface for Spider-Man
3 I immediately pushed for Venom. With the future of
the franchise in question, this could be our last chance to see the iconic
villain. Venom, fortunately, made the cut but it didn't come easy. Sam Raimi
didn't even approve of the villain... at first.
Sam Raimi: "Your Symbiote or Mine?"
Sam Raimi recently sat down with WizardUniverse,
reposted at IGN
Filmforce, to discuss Spider-Man 3 and, more specifically,
Venom. It turns out that producer Avi Arad had do a little bit of convincing
to get Raimi to include Venom in the first place. And, now that he's done
it, the director still doesn't understand the character.
"I pretty much enjoyed what [screenwriter] Alvin Sargent did with the
writing of [Venom] and what Topher did with the performance of the character,
but I'm still kind of waiting. Maybe when the movie is complete I'll have
the fullest understanding of Venom, but I'm still waiting for a little more
to come in on him."
Raimi has gotten to know Eddie Brock better thanks
to the portrayal of the character by Topher Grace. "He just committed
completely to who Eddie Brock was. The character's past developed and justified
the actions of the character in the scenes with Peter Parker at The Daily
Bugle. He sold out his life in ways that maybe the comic books hadn't needed
to, and really developed a real relationship with the characters in the
film that made him very complete and human for me."
The article goes on to discuss Thomas Haden Church and his character, Sandman.
It turns out that this villain should have quite the character arc in the
film. According to the comicbooks, Sandman eventually pulls a Silver Surfer
by turning to the side of good. Who helps him get there? The Thing (Benjamin
Jacob "Ben" Grimm) from Fantastic Four no doubt. Sandman ends
up fighting beside Spider-Man in later events.
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